Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America ... with Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American RegionsHarper & Bros., 1841 - 360 sider |
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... MEMOIR OF SEBASTIAN CABOT , WITH A VINDICATION OF RICHARD HAKLUYT . ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP AND NINE ENGRAVINGS . NEW - YORK : PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS , NO . 82 CLIFF - STREET . Checked May 1913 1841 . J. D. S. } THE NEW YORK PUBLIC ...
... MEMOIR OF SEBASTIAN CABOT , WITH A VINDICATION OF RICHARD HAKLUYT . ILLUSTRATED BY A MAP AND NINE ENGRAVINGS . NEW - YORK : PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS , NO . 82 CLIFF - STREET . Checked May 1913 1841 . J. D. S. } THE NEW YORK PUBLIC ...
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... MEMOIR OF SEBASTIAN CABOT , WITH A VINDI- CATION OF RICHARD HAKLUYT ............ 30 ........ ............... .. 333 ENGRAVINGS . MAP of the Northern Coasts of America .......... CONTENTS . 11.
... MEMOIR OF SEBASTIAN CABOT , WITH A VINDI- CATION OF RICHARD HAKLUYT ............ 30 ........ ............... .. 333 ENGRAVINGS . MAP of the Northern Coasts of America .......... CONTENTS . 11.
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... Memoir of Sebastian Cabot , p : 50 , 51 , an anony- mous work , which contains much ingenious criticism and valuable research . It is , however , unhappily confused in its arrangement , and written throughout in a tone of asperity which ...
... Memoir of Sebastian Cabot , p : 50 , 51 , an anony- mous work , which contains much ingenious criticism and valuable research . It is , however , unhappily confused in its arrangement , and written throughout in a tone of asperity which ...
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... Cabot insisting , in the face of such a proof as this , that the glory of the first discovery of North America is ... Memoir of Sebastian Cabot , p . 76 . Old style , -1498 , new style . pages , and other subjects , as chose to accompany ...
... Cabot insisting , in the face of such a proof as this , that the glory of the first discovery of North America is ... Memoir of Sebastian Cabot , p . 76 . Old style , -1498 , new style . pages , and other subjects , as chose to accompany ...
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... Cabot , a Vene- tian by birth , whom his parents , when they were setting out to settle in Britain , according to ... Memoir of Cabot , p . 69 * fish . It is the practice of these animals 20 SEBASTIAN CABOT .
... Cabot , a Vene- tian by birth , whom his parents , when they were setting out to settle in Britain , according to ... Memoir of Cabot , p . 69 * fish . It is the practice of these animals 20 SEBASTIAN CABOT .
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Side 211 - ... the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble...
Side 179 - Each of us thought the other weaker in intellect than himself, and more in need of advice and assistance.
Side 108 - ... keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country, without their assistance. Women...
Side 108 - were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country, without their assistance.
Side 278 - ... settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the...
Side 177 - Had my own life alone been threatened, I would not have purchased it by such a measure ; but I considered myself as intrusted also with the protection of Hepburn's, a man, who, by his humane attentions and devotedness, had so endeared himself to me, that I felt more anxiety for his safety than for my own.
Side 176 - English very imperfectly, yet, sufficiently to render it unsafe for us to speak on the subject in his presence. We removed the body into a clump of willows behind the tent, and returning to the fire, read the funeral service in addition to the evening prayers. The loss of a young officer of such distinguished and varied talents and application, may be felt and duly appreciated by the eminent characters under whose command he had served ; but the calmness with which he contemplated the probable termination...
Side 253 - Indians were absent for any considerable time, the beaver discovered great signs of uneasiness, and on their return showed equal marks of pleasure by fondling on them, crawling into their laps, lying on their backs, sitting erect like a squirrel, and behaving like children who see their parents but seldom.
Side 173 - They proved," says Richardson, " of incalculable benefit to us. We read portions of them to each other as we lay in bed, in addition to the morning and evening service, and found that they inspired us on each perusal with so strong a sense of the omnipresence of a beneficent God, that our situation...
Side 255 - ... incorporated with the walls of the house, from the mud being deposited amongst it, but the animal does not appear to make any kind of* composition or mortar by tempering the mud and grass together. There is however a dry bed of grass deposited in the chamber. The entrance is under water. When ice forms over the surface of the swamp, the Musquash makes breathing-holes through it, and protects them from the frost by a covering of mud.